seo question

[camshake]

hello, i just wanna ask which of the following URL are more search engine friendly? the one that will catch seo stats. thank you in advance

www(dot)domain(dot)com/my_article/
or
www(dot)domain(dot)com/my_article.html
or
www(dot)domain(dot)com/my_article/index.html

[2headedboy]

They would all be scanned the same.

But here's a tip: if you separate keywords in a url by using a hyphen or underscore (as you did with "my_article"), it's more likely both will be picked up by the bots than if you had named it "myarticle."

You'll see a lot of online newspapers, e-zines, etc., using this approach for certain articles, ending a url with something like:

com/technology/Google-reveals-search-engine-secrets.html

Once indexed, that particular URL should rank higher than it would have-- without separating the words--in search results. Should, because there are so many factors to account for in search algorithms. There are very few givens.

[mikeet]

All 3 are fine but if i had to choose id go with #2

[ez12]

They would all be scanned the same.

But here's a tip: if you separate keywords in a url by using a hyphen or underscore (as you did with "my_article"), it's more likely both will be picked up by the bots than if you had named it "myarticle."

Great tips!

[buildingblocks]

#2 for me as well.

[zandre]

i believe hyphens are better, for the people and for the bots too
go for the #2 option , i think html is indexed faster than php

i will start working as a seo consultant in september for one company, i dont know that much but i hope i will extend my knowledge very soon contact me on icq , we can come up with something later

cheers